Pretoria - Feb 2021

the bees
There’s a reason we say ‘as busy as a bee’…
Bees are awfully busy creatures, especially in the summertime. The gardening
app Candide started the #PolliNationSA movement to encourage South
Africans to grow bee-friendly plants.
Here are 10 things you can do to help the busy bees…
1. Plant a veggie and fruit garden … even in a small patch.
2. Place pebbles and rocks in a shallow plate of water outside in the shade.
3. Plant a variety of flowers that last from early Spring to late Autumn in clumps
so bees can find them easily.
4. Use bee-friendly pesticides and natural remedies like vinegar, Epsom salt and
essential oils.
5. Support organic farmers rather than farming methods that use pesticides.
6. Buy raw honey from local beekeepers … it’s more nutritious than some of
the types of honey bought in stores which can be processed, pasteurised and
loaded with added sugars.
7. Help solitary bees by setting up a Candide Solitary Bee Hotel in your garden.
It’s a rectangular piece of wood with a few holes of different sizes bored into it to
mimic the natural breeding nests to attract solitary bees. R240 from candide.co.za
8. Square off a section of your lawn that can grow wild and free as bees don’t like
lawn without flowers.
9. Don’t weed your garden as some – like dandelions – can be a great source of
food for bees.
10. Stay still if a bee is around or lands on you – it’s probably just trying to see if
you have any nectar and will most likely fly away. Learn to love these creatures.
Check out the #PolliNationSA campaign by downloading the free Candide App
on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Details: candide.co.za
‘Sweets for my sweet,
sugar for my honey,’
so The Searchers
sang, and the
Darling Sweet Raw
Veld Flower Honey
has us singing
all sorts of sweet
nothings. R140
for 500g. Details:
darlingsweet.co.za
If you’re looking for a way to
moisturise and strengthen your hair
while getting the frizz and tangles
under control (hands up those who
holidayed in humid KZN), try Crème
of Nature’s Moisture Replenish &
Strength Hair Mask. It uses natural
ingredients of pure honey, coconut
oil and shea butter. R199.95 from
Clicks and Dis-Chem. Details:
@cremeofnature_sa on Instagram
‘A slice of pecan pie in a glass of Jack’
… this is how the master distiller
describes Jack Daniel’s Tennessee
Honey. It has a light sweet-honeyed
aroma with that Jack Daniels classic
sugary charcoal fragrance. When
the ban on alcohol lifts, try it with
lemonade, dry lemon or on the rocks.
Around R279 for 750ml.
Details: jackdaniels.com/en-za
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